Illustration depicting ISIS ambush on US forces near Palmyra, Syria, killing three Americans, with inset of President Trump vowing retaliation.
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Trump vows retaliation after ISIS-linked ambush kills three Americans in Syria

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President Donald Trump promised "very serious retaliation" after an ambush near Palmyra, Syria, killed two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter and wounded three other American service members during an anti-ISIS mission, according to U.S. officials.

The U.S. military has killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS members in a nine-day operation in Syria, following an attack that claimed the lives of two American troops and an interpreter. The missions targeted ISIS networks in central Syria after joint strikes with Jordan. Officials emphasized ongoing commitment to countering the terrorist threat.

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Federal authorities arrested Montclair residents Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzel and Milo Sedarat this week in a widening investigation tied to ISIS-inspired activity that also produced arrests in Michigan and Washington, officials and court filings indicate.

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